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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What symbol represents the Joker at the end of the novel?
(a) An exclamation point.
(b) A star.
(c) A laughing smile.
(d) A moon.

2. Who kills Cavendish?
(a) Himself.
(b) Arkham.
(c) Batman.
(d) Ruth.

3. What is the creature associated with the astrological sign Pisces?
(a) Crab.
(b) Fish.
(c) Lion.
(d) Bull.

4. Where do Amadeus' friends take him for an evening out on the town?
(a) To the beach.
(b) To a bar.
(c) To the opera.
(d) To a pizzeria.

5. Who is inside the room that has Greek wording above the door?
(a) Scarface.
(b) Plato.
(c) Maxie Zeus.
(d) Two Face.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which villain represents a Christ figure at the end of the novel?

2. Whom does Amadeus electrocute?

3. What item does the hero request from Ruth before he tries to leave the asylum?

4. What item or weapon is used to destroy the asylum?

5. Which character from a popular children's book is depicted at the end of the novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the Mad Hatter explain "disorder"? What does he warn the hero about the asylum?

2. How does a memory from decades earlier described in Arkham's journal relate to the hero?

3. Explain what happens when the villain decides whether the hero lives or dies?

4. How are the challenges facing the hero as he walks through the asylum parallel to Arkham's own challenges as simultaneously reflected in his journal?

5. Who is the little girl at the end of the novel and why are her panels important?

6. What idea does the hero contrive to allow the inmates to decide whether he lives or dies?

7. How does the hero defeat Clayface?

8. Why do colleagues offer specific praise to Amadeus when he opens his asylum?

9. What does Croc symbolize in the novel?

10. Discuss the hero's meeting with Maxie Zeus.

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